Know what is behind you, and pay particular attention to anything out of place.

Bushido is all very well in its way, but it is no match for a 30-06.

We are somewhat amused by the hysteria manifest in the press at the suggestion by Gordon Liddy that if one is menaced by bad guys (particularly the ninja) one is wise to shoot for the head. That statement has got a whole bunch of journalists and commentators bleeding from the nose. One wonders why it should. Where else should you shoot a man if he is probably wearing an armored vest? If you decide to shoot you have made the big decision. Where you place your shot is merely a technical matter.

If a principle exists it must be immutable, for that is what a principle is - a truth standing apart from the mood of the times.

Most governments are designed to protect the government from the people, whereas the United States government was organized to protect the people from the government.

If you must use your hands, use them with all the strength you possess... If you choose to strike, by all means strike hard.

Personal weapons are what raised mankind out of the mud, and the rifle is the queen of personal weapons.... Pick up a rifle - a really good rifle - and if you know how to use it well, you change instantly from a mouse to a man, from a peon to a caballero, and - most significantly - from a subject to a citizen.